EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY TO DEMAND HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION Pursuant to the objective of empowering the most vulnerable members of society to assert and claim their rights the Forum, carried out several initiatives, which include: a. Conducting Mobile Legal Clinics Mobile Legal Clinics (MLC) are aimed at improving access to justice to all by bringing lawyers close to the people, the long term goal being to equip individuals and communities to be able to demand for justice and hold the State and non-state actors accountable for their actions. The clinics also assisted in raising general awareness on the rights and freedoms citizens are entitled to and equip them with the relevant knowledge on how to assert and demand for those rights and freedoms. In addition, the program was able to bridge the gap between society and the Forum t h ro u g h t a l k i n g t h e F o r u m t o t h e communities resulting in the in the Forum adopting a context specific approach to its interventions. In 2017: A total of seven (7) MLCs were conducted in Marondera, Bulilima, Muzarabani, Masvingo, Beitbridge, Mutare and Harare, respectively; Ÿ The clinics were conducted in collaboration with member organisations that include: ZimRights, ZADHR, LRF, ZWLA, ZACRO, ZPP, AI (Z) and TI-Z; Ÿ A total of 681 people (212 males and 119 females) visited the clinics for various legal advice. Ÿ Summary of Legal Clinics conducted in 2017 Geographical Area 18 years 19 - 30 & below years 31 - 64 years 65 years Male Female 30 15 1 8 36 - 90 - - - 9 4 5 18 30 10 - 7 21 2 70 Masvingo 7 19 2 1 21 2 52 Beitbridge 31 13 1 17 26 - 88 Harare 82 51 8 31 81 13 266 Mutare 32 11 - 23 26 5 97 212 119 12 96 215 27 681 Marondera Bulilima Muzarabani Total 14 ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FORUM Total ANNUAL REPORT 2017